Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 14.1.101 : patch affected systems soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:45 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 14.1.101, 14.0.341, 13.2.183 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix is available in Quest KACE SMA versions 13.0.385, 13.1.81, 13.2.183, 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.101 (Patch 4) or later. Users should upgrade to these versions to remediate the vulnerability. No vendor advisory content was provided to indicate alternative mitigations or if the issue is already mitigated by other means.
Description
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) versions prior to 13.0.385, 13.1.81, 13.2.183, 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.101 (Patch 4) contain a logic flaw in their two-factor authentication (2FA) implementation. This flaw allows authenticated users to bypass the Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) 2FA requirement, potentially enabling unauthorized elevated access.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32976 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/23 (opens in a new tab)
- seralys.com/research/CVE-2025-32976.txt (opens in a new tab)
- support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/25 (opens in a new tab)